Buddha Purnima – Buddha’s Birthday – Buddha Jayanti – Vesak 2008

Buddha Purnima – Buddha’s Birthday – Buddha Jayanti – Vesak – Visakh Bochea – Visakah Puja – Saga Dawa – Waisak – Phat Dan – Ka Sone La Pyae – Fo Dan – Vixakha Bouxa 2008

Buddha Jayanti / Buddha Purnima is considered a sacred day celebrated in rememberance of Gautama Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and his passage into Nirvana. Buddha is considered the ninth incarnation (avatar) of Lord Vishnu in Hinduism and his Birthday Festival is celebrated in the fourth lunar month of Vaisakh (April or May) on the first full moon of that month. Budha Purnima is celebrated every year at Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba’s ashram in India and was celebrated on May 19th 2008.

Pictures of Buddha Purnima 2008 At Prashanti Nilayam, Puttaparthi, Sathya Sai Baba Ashram

“Buddha” is also spelled as: Budha, Buda, Budda, Booda, Buda